PLAVIX Reviews (CLOPIDOGREL BISULFATE)Average Rating: 2.2 (619 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare PLAVIX with similar:
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| 3 | stent in leg for blood clot | Nausea and easily bruised. Also has effected my memory. | After surgery for a blood clot in my leg I was given Plavix. I take other meds and some are on an as needed basis so it took me awhile to realize it is the Plavix that is causing me to feel nauseous. It also has effected my memory. Thankfully, I will only be on it for a month and can replace it with 81mg of asprin. I am trying to be so careful not to bump into things in fear of bruising. | F | 66 | 14 days 25 MG 1X day | 5/16/2011 | 1 | stent(des) nov 2010 | pain in elbows,tired, dizzy | M | 70 | 6 months 75mg 1X day | 5/13/2011 | 2 | stent | yaaayyyy..thanks for all d information's found in here. the doctor put a stent in my mom right artery back in february 2011. lately bruises are shown in her left and right hand. at first she thought it was because of lifting heavy stuff but seems the bruises are getting crazy.okay. another is she's depressed easily i mean like she thinks what she doesn't have to think, she's sad for no reason and having bad mood. and lastly what shocked me, she even forgets osama's back ground. 'no offense please', but i just get confused that she forget things that is aired for ages.sometimes what she forgets make me and dad laughing *i'm bad, aren't i?*. after reading all of these comments, now i realized why my mom changes. the doctor gave her 3 mnths presciption and she'll be meeting him in the middle of this month (the doctor is in another country which means we can't go and see him anytime we want because of the ticket, hotel, etc). so i'll mention of these changes to the doctor and hopefu | F | 66 | 70 days 1X day | 5/3/2011 | 1 | mi | too many to list | F | 58 | 2 days 12.3 1X day | 4/5/2011 | 1 | stent placed | Very bad memory loss, fatigue. | I was taking Plavix for about 2 months and started having bad memory loss to the point I was having a hard time remembering my own childrens names, also became very fatiguedeven with a good nights sleep. Lots of bruising also. Doctor switched me to Effient and I can go back to taking my nexium wothout all the side effects of Plavix. Bye Bye Plavix thank you Effient! | M | 52 | 2 months 1X day | 4/5/2011 | 1 | 1 Stent put in. | confusion, have short term memory loss, servere breathing difficulties, every joint down to my toes hurt. exsaserbated muscle pain, sever fatigue. Went to get in my car on a busy roadway and the muscles in my left side just gave way and I collapsed face first on the road | My doctor stopped the plavix and increased my aspirin from two 81 mg a day to one 325 mg coated aspirin. It's been 2 weeks off of it now and I am still having problems with the short term memory. Anyone else been taken off experiencing this? Dr. now wants to put me on Effient | F | 47 | 3.5 months 75 mg 1X day | 4/2/2011 | 1 | ischemic stroke | MAJOR hip pain, shoulder pain, leg pain; exacerbated existing problems with fibromyalgia; slightest bump leaves deep bruising | I had an ischemic stroke in mid-January 2011 and was prescribed Plavix as a result. In addition to being HORRIBLY expensive even with my health plan's prescription discounts, I soon began experiencing serious bruising from just the simplest bump into anything. But worse than that was the joint pain--crippling, disabling,pain was quite literally driving me insane. Even with my family history of ischemic strokes and heart attacks, I reached a point where there no way I could continue on Plavix even one more day and BEGGED my doctor to take me off it. I'm now on aspirin and a statin. I would not go back on Plavix if it were the only medication on the planet. | F | 47 | 30 days 75 1X day | 3/25/2011 | 4 | Heart attack- 1 stent | Bruise easily, bleed easily if cut, blurred vision at times. | My cardiologist took me off plavix 3 days ago. But I am a bit anxious about it considering my 45 y/o brother has 7 stents, father had an MI as well as all of his brothers. Perhaps it is just anxiety, but I have noticed periods of slight shortness of breath AFTER stopping as well as a feeling of general weakness at the same time of the sob. I am going to try the fish oil thing. But honestly, I would rather bruise and bleed than have another "This hurts like hell and I'm going to die right here" MI. | M | 51 | 18 months 75 MG 1X day | 3/15/2011 | 2 | Angioplasty/Drug Coated Stent | Side affects progressively getting worse. Memory loss, Trouble breathing and recently diagnosed with COPD, can take deep breaths, but feel oxygen deprived. Excessive sweating from neck up especially around hairline. Muscle and joint pain and swelling. Needed knee surgery on right knee after therpy, cortizone and synvisc shots did not work. Diagnosis arthritic. Always fatigued. Progessively worsening tinnitus. Night sweats and nightmares. Biting tongue. Chest pains diagnosed as arterial spasms. Severe depression and after trying Welbutrin and the zoloft, I ended up with pychologist. | Not sure if all side affects are attributable to Plavix, but after reading other complaints I thought I would list everything. I have discussed with cardiologist to stop Plavix, but he insists I need to stay on Plavix or I would be risking another blockage. I am also on Lipitor, Lisinopril, Tricor, Coreg, and Asprin. I have had trouble holding a job and wife wants a divorce because I never want to do anything and I am short tempered. After 4 years and my health deteriorating, I feel I may stop Plavix to get quality of life back. | M | 55 | 4 years 75 MG 1X day | 3/9/2011 | 1 | stent | I have a long history of heart disease with bypass and stents. Had a recent stent and was put on Plavix, 75mg per day. After 3 weeks, my stomach was sick, was dizzy, had headaches, heart was pounding, aching muscles, vivid dreams. Felt bad all over. | I stopped taking the drug and started aspirin, fish oil, hawthorn and vitamin C. I know the risks but Plavix is pure poison. I would rather go quickly than suffer every day using this drug. I started feeling better after one day off the drug. | M | 62 | 3 weeks 75 1X day | 3/5/2011 | 1 | Coronary protection after MI | Confusion, instability, cough, loss of appetite, drowsiness | I am an Anesthesiologist for about 14yrs now. My wife and I are also taking care of her great aunt who is now 88 yrs. old. My wife’s aunt had a minor heart attack in the end of December 2010. After which a cardiologist had placed her on Plavix. She had lived by herself and was very independent. Although she cannot drive, she could function independently and had no problems with taking care of herself. We had her stayed in a nursing home for cardiac rehab and later moved her to an assisted living facility after that. We had noticed that she started to develop a cough while in the nursing home. She was placed on antibiotic by her primary physician but it did not seem to subside. What was more concerning was her level of sedation and confusion. She was screaming help every night to the point of disturbing other residents from getting any rest. Her appetite does not seem to be there as well. There was concern that we would have to put her back into a nursing home which was truly not in her best interest given that was coherent about two months ago. We had thought hard about the possibility of Plavix as being the culprit and the risk of removing a medication that may prevent future heart attack. We had decided to have her taken off of Plavix on grounds of mental confusion and ultimately lack of quality of life. She is now off of Plavix for about 5 days and her confusion has dramatically improved and her cough went away. She is not back 100% yet but I hope th | F | 88 | 2 months 1X day | 2/28/2011 | 2 | stents | I bruise easily and any minor cut won't stop bleeding. VERY foul breath and get sharp pains in my head on occasion. I get depressed and have no energy to do hobbies and things I used to do. I also get aggravated easily and can feel anxious at times. | I now have 5 stents; two at age 41, another one in June 09 which collapsed and then two more stent in Nov 09, repairing the June stent. The specialist wants to keep me on Plavix permanently but after 12 months I went off Plavix and all of my symptoms went away. I was off the drug for three months but my specialist insisted I go back on Plavix which I did and within a week all the symptoms have started to reappear. I'm going off this drug tomorrow morning. | M | 51 | 14 months 75 mg 1X day | 2/20/2011 | 1 | yes | Stent installed due to blockage. Plavix was started 30 days before stent was installed and have been taking plavix for 60 day therafter. Severe pain in my back between the shoulder blades. Sever dreams. Joint pain. Went off for 3 days and started feeling better. Was told by Doctor I was posing a blood clot risk so started plavix again. Pain is back and continues to worsen daily. | M | 65 | 90 days 75 1X day | 2/18/2011 | 1 | PFO | Heart pounding, irregular heart beat, funky dreams, shortness of breath, tingling in arms, water retention, sleepy... | I was an avid runner...I was in excellent health. I am scared to get my heart rate up. Couldn't get my heart rate to slow down and it happened to the point that I pulled into the fire department in town and they transported me after looking at my heart rate. | F | 45 | 3 weeks 1X day | 2/16/2011 | 2 | stents and angioplasty | severe stomache ache, constant gas, burping. I thought another attack and went to ER they said no EKG normal, bp normal, no heart enzymes. then a 2nd time I went straight to cardio office. he said same thing NOT cardio. I also take 325 aspirin then I have anxiety attacks, have not found cure for them, xenax doesn't cure it. I can't eat much, lost 15 pounds since stent, I was blocked 90/70. problems occur in the evenings I am in cardio rehab and doing fine, man I can run and no pain!! | very expensive $135 per month on wall mart drug plan. I will try mail order? they have it $145 for 3 months | M | 68 | 40 days 75 1X day | 2/15/2011 | 4 | MI | Slight headache on left side near eye. | Reading some of these comments, I would be interested to know if some folks are taking other drugs along with Plavix that might be the cause of some of the side effects. I take Carvedilol and Lipitor every day along with the Plavix and aspirin, and so far (41 days) I haven't noticed any bad effects except a slight headache every now and then. So for me, if the Plavix will help prevent having to be shocked back to life again from a heart attack (or maybe not so lucky next time) I think I will be prepared to endure any side effects that I can 'live' with. My heart does go out to those that are having real bad effects from this med though -- hopefully there is a subsitute or alternative available. | M | 52 | 41 days 1X day | 2/10/2011 | 1 | PFO Closure | I was put on this after suffering a stroke and they found a PFO and underwent correction of this. Severe bruising all over my body, dizziness, depression, lack of appetite, stomach pain, and a feeling like I would never be warm again in my life. | The doctor let me come off the Plavix and 325 mg of Aspirin yesterday. I was there to beg him to take me off. Bruising is so bad my husband said I could call the police and have him picked up for abuse if they saw it. Seriously too many side effects. I just hope it doesn't take long for me to get back to my normal self. | F | 52 | 4 months 75 mg 1X day | 2/10/2011 | 4 | pfo closure | ready to get off this medication! I did fine with it to begin with, basically just bruising, but I expected that. The last two months the joint pain and headaches are about to do me in. I did have dizzyness at first, but it quit after the first few days. I am tired and often frustrated. My grandmother died from taking Plavix and developing a tear in her intestine. The joint pain is horrible. No nose bleeds, no excessive bleeding. | My dr. was insistent on the plavix until the pfo closure healed. There didn't seem to be any alternatives either. I'm taking a full dose of aspirin, not baby aspirin, as well. | F | 47 | 6 months 75 mg 1X day | 2/7/2011 | 2 | Medicated Stent | consistent headache. Feels like pressure behind eye balls. I also have a pain in my chest where I believe the stent to have been placed. The Dr. says not possible. I say - well - then what is it? | I am very concerned about the headaches and chest pain. I also bruise very easily. I have not been cut so I am not sure how the bleeding will be yet. This med is very unpleasant. I don't want to risk another heart attack, and I am told the risk goes way up if I don't stay on Plavix for at least a year. I am dreading a year of feeling like this. I question why asprin would not be a perfectly good substitute. | F | 57 | 1 months 75 1X day | 1/27/2011 | 1 | 12 stents | Crazy dreams, tired all the time. and extreme headaches on the left side of my head. Head aches got to the stabbing ice pick stage. Bruise like crazy. I had gotten to the point where I was depressed and was praying for death. | I quit taking this drug. I figured my quality of life was worth more than giving this company $10 a day to make me feel like crap. I have been off for 2 weeks and I feel great. I have my energy back, and have started to look forward to the future. Headaches were a nightly happening are now gone completely. Joints stopped aching and my vision has returned to normal. My speach has returned to pre plavix times. | M | 56 | 2 months 75 1X day | 1/13/2011 |